Friday, January 31, 2014

PE Newsletter February 3-7

Parents,

Here is the Middle School Schedule for the Week:

Monday February 3 "B" Day  (8th Grade has PE)
Tuesday February 4 "C" Day (6th Grade has PE)
Thursday February 6 "A" Day (7th Grade has PE)
Friday February 7 "B" Day (8th Grade has PE)

The 6th and 7th grade students have been given an Olympic Project--researching different Winter Olympic Sports.  They should be working on it at home.  There will be a typed paper that will need to be turned in after the Olympics are over.  The 8th grade will receive their sport on Monday.

Fourth and fifth grade are working on a variation of the Olympic Project.  Each student has a sport and should be working on them at home.  We will also continue our basketball unit as well.

Kindergarten-third grade will continue their basketball unit.  Our focus has been dribbling with our eyes up, knees bent, fingertips on the dribble, and ball below waist.

Congratulations to the 8th Grade!  Even though the teachers still won, the 8th grade gave us their best shot.

Good Luck Rams Sports Teams this Weekend!

Good Luck to the Broncos in the Super Bowl.

The Opening Cermonies for the Olympics start Thursday night.

Friday, January 17, 2014

PE Agenda January 21-24

Parents,

We are starting a Winter Olympics Project with Grades 4-8.  Students will have to research facts about the sport they select--where and when the sport was created/invented, main rules, equipment used, and finally watch the sport during the Olympics and write a summary of what was viewed.  We will hold a draft for the students to select their sport.

In addition to this, Middle School will do play movement games.

Tuesday January 21--"A" Day (7th Grade has PE)
Thursday January 23--"B" Day (8th Grade has PE)
Friday January 24--"C" Day (6th Grade has PE)

We are working on a basketball unit with Grades K-5.  Our focus is dribbling with knees bent, ball  below waist, using fingertips, and eyes up (a challenge for the younger grades).  Grades 4 and 5 will continue their unit as we progress through the Olympic project.

Have a great week!